BABES IN TOYLAND Opens At Theater At The Center 11/28

Theatre at the Center's Theatre for Young Audiences is set to present Babes in Toyland. The traditional holiday musical runs November 28 through December 12 at 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, IN.

The villainous Barnaby plans to foreclose on the mortgage of Mother Gooseland. It's up to Tommy Tucker and Mary Contrary as well as the whole gang of Mother Goose characters to save their home. The group places their hope in the Toymaker, and set out for Toyland to visit him. Complications ensue when they hit roadblocks; finding out Barnaby has plans up his sleeve to stop them.

Groups in attendance will have the opportunity to enter the Babes in Toyland create your own toy contest and have the chance to win a $200 "Build a Bear Workshop Party" for you and your friends. This contest is sponsored by Build a Bear Workshop, Inc. at the Westfield Southlake Mall.

Founded in 1991, Theatre at the Center is a year-round professional theater at its home, The Center for Visual and Performing Arts, 1040 Ridge Road, Munster, Indiana. Theatre at the Center is conveniently located off I-80/94, just 35 minutes from downtown Chicago.

All performances are one hour. Group performances run November 28 through December 12 at 9:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. The public performances are December 3 at 11 a.m. and December 10 at 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Group prices are $6.50 per student, adult tickets are $8.00 and groups of 100 or more students are only $5.50 per student and $8.00 per adult. One complimentary ticket is issued for every 25 paid student reservations. One Study Guide is also issued per Group or may be down-loaded from the theatre's website. Individual prices are children, $7.00, and adults, $8.50. To purchase group tickets call 219.836.3258 and to purchase individual tickets call the Box Office at 219.836.3255 or Tickets.com at 800.511.1552.